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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* {{wikipedia|separation of church and state}} | * {{wikipedia|separation of church and state}} | ||
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| + | * [[Prayer in public schools]] is an [[issue]] in part because it encroaches upon [[separation of church and state]]. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/12/original_intent.html why the mail is no longer delivered on Sunday] by Susan Jacoby: some history on separation of church and state in the US; [http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2005/12/putting-god-in-charge-if-they-could.html highlights and commentary] by Arthur Silber | * [http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/12/original_intent.html why the mail is no longer delivered on Sunday] by Susan Jacoby: some history on separation of church and state in the US; [http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2005/12/putting-god-in-charge-if-they-could.html highlights and commentary] by Arthur Silber | ||
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==Points for Discussion== | ==Points for Discussion== | ||
* How is it bad if God is excluded? How is it bad if God is included? Does "including God" include all religions, or are some disqualified as being pagan, heathen, etc.? | * How is it bad if God is excluded? How is it bad if God is included? Does "including God" include all religions, or are some disqualified as being pagan, heathen, etc.? | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Need to find some specifics about the battles over displaying the [[Ten Commandments]] in (or outside of) court. | Need to find some specifics about the battles over displaying the [[Ten Commandments]] in (or outside of) court. | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 1 August 2006
"The separation of church and state is a concept and philosophy in modern thought and practice, whereby the structures of state or national government are proposed as needing to be separate from those of religious institutions. The concept has long been a topic of political debate throughout history." -- Wikipedia
This separation has become of particular interest lately in the United States, in that there has been a strong cultural movement to "include [the Christian] God" in daily life, and to "put God back" into various arenas from which religion had generally been excluded.
Reference
Issues
- Prayer in public schools is an issue in part because it encroaches upon separation of church and state.
Links
- why the mail is no longer delivered on Sunday by Susan Jacoby: some history on separation of church and state in the US; highlights and commentary by Arthur Silber
Points for Discussion
- How is it bad if God is excluded? How is it bad if God is included? Does "including God" include all religions, or are some disqualified as being pagan, heathen, etc.?
Notes
Need to find some specifics about the battles over displaying the Ten Commandments in (or outside of) court.